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A Prayer for the Bees Discovery.com reports that the United Nations is urging international efforts to save bee colonies which are in serious decline, especially in the industrialized northern hemisphere. Among the reaso…
Sneezing Our Way to Agreement To be clear from the outset, I am not advocating sneezing in the vicinity of others during the current pandemic or at any other time. But did you know that a recent study suggests that hyenas use sn…
A Prayer for Mindful and Kind Uses of New Tech Devices O Wise and Faithful Guide, we see that Internet connected devices are growing in popularity. They are supposed to make our connections with others more timely and meaningful. Unfortunately, in many …
A Prayer about Climate Change Great God, a new U.N. Report on the reality of climate change sounds an alarm about the devastating impact of global warming on all dimensions of our lives and lifestyle. Report & Polls: This we…
The Whitney Plantation Forty-six miles west of New Orleans, near Wallace, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish situated on the west bank of the Mississippi River, you will find The Whitney Plantation. It was establis…
The Call to Service In his May 7, 2020, opinion column for The New York Times, the visionary David Brooks states that all young adults should have the chance to serve those around them — especially now during the cor…
Making Connections Blessing Blessed be the people we carry in our blood. Blessed be the places we carry in our bones. May our living make a way for those who come after a path of blessing, a path of beauty. —…
Human Rights for a River In March of 2017, New Zealand passed a bill making the Whanganui River the first one in the world to hold the same legal rights, responsibilities, and liabilities as a human being. For the Maori peo…
Everything is Connected Jewish Wisdom If everything is connected to everything else, then everyone is ultimately responsible for everything. We can blame nothing on anyone else. The more we comprehend our mutual interde…
A Prayer for Cheetahs and Other Nearly Extinct Animals "God of all creation, you created animals to roam the earth and fish to fill the seas. We pray for creatures on the verge of extinction, specifically that those responsible for poaching and pollutin…